"Dr. Galea has not been and is not involved in providing performance-enhancing drugs to competitive athletes," said lawyer Brian Greenspan, who appeared in a Toronto courtroom on Galea's behalf. "The name Tiger Woods and any suggestion of a linkage to Tiger Woods is nonexistent."

Canadian authorities have charged Galea with selling an unapproved drug (Actovegin), smuggling and two conspiracy counts.

If convicted, Galea, who was not in court, faces up to five years in jail.

Galea got swept up in the Woods controversy after his former assistant, MaryAnne Catalano, was stopped at the U.S.-Canadian border. She was carrying syringes, vials, human growth hormone and what a criminal complaint described as "foreign labeled homeopathic drugs."

Catalano told cops the drugs belonged to her boss.

Galea treated Woods with the controversial "blood-spinning" procedure at Woods' Florida home several times following his 2008 knee surgery.

Actovegin, a derivative of calves' blood, is a potential doping product.

Greenspan acknowledged it's not an approved drug, but said "numerous specialists in the sports field" prescribe it.

U.S. federal agents are also investigating Galea.

Actovegin is not approved for medical use in the United States and its use in Canada is limited.

Greenspan said Galea prescribes HGH for men over 40 to improve their quality of life.